{
  "id": 15613849,
  "title": "Borno: Scrap dealers challenge Zulum over alleged N3bn cable theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/borno-scrap-dealers-challenge-zulum-over-alleged-n3bn-cable-theft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T13:57:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/19/borno-scrap-dealers-challenge-zulum-over-alleged-n3bn-cable-theft/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria, NASWDEN, has challenged Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum to provide evidence linking scrap metal scavengers to the alleged theft of electrical cables worth N3 billion in the state. The reaction follows Zulum’s recent ban on scrap metal trading in Borno over security concerns, including […] Borno: Scrap dealers challenge…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}